Drone Engineer

🚨SplashOne is looking for builders — engineers who want to prototype, test, and fly real hardware with real impact on the battlefield.

🛠️ Mechanical Engineers – UAV Systems (Entry to Mid-Level)

Location: Marietta, GA or Southern Pines, NC | Remote considered for exceptional candidates

You’ll be responsible for:

• Designing airframes, turrets, and kinetic payloads for UAV platforms

• Prototyping via 3D printing, machining, and composites

• Supporting field tests and iterative design cycles in live environments

Required Qualifications:

• B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering (or exceptional hands-on experience)

• 1–3 years of experience in mechanical design & prototyping

• Proficiency in CAD tools (SolidWorks, Fusion, NX, etc.)

• Familiarity with multirotor & fixed-wing UAVs

• Hands-on experience with fabrication and mechanical assembly

📡RF/Electrical Engineers – UAV Avionics & Sensor Systems

Location: Marietta, GA or Southern Pines, NC | Remote considered for exceptional candidates

You’ll be responsible for:

• Designing and debugging compact, high-performance PCB assemblies

• Integrating embedded systems, RF sensors, and power subsystems on UAVs

• Supporting RF sensing, signal processing, and field test instrumentation

Required Qualifications:

• B.S. in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field

• 2–4 years designing and debugging PCBs (KiCad, Altium, etc.)

• Strong understanding of embedded systems & power integrity

• Experience with RF systems: antennas, filters, impedance matching

• Comfort with lab tools (spectrum analyzers, scopes, etc.)

• Integration experience with GPS, IMUs, radios, and onboard sensors

• Experience with SDRs, DF techniques, or passive RF sensing

• Familiarity with Pixhawk, Jetson, ESP32, or other UAV electronics

• Experience with EMI/EMC and constrained board layout

• Basic C/C && Python for embedded/test automation

 Why Join SplashOne?

• GROUND FLOOR OF THE NEXT BIG THING. Talk to us to find out why.

• GREAT TEAM. Small, fast, and fiercely mission-driven - 100% SOF veterans and/or spouses

• REAL RESULTS. Work directly with the founding team and see your work fly. Every day is hands-on — from design to flight test to iteration. No bureaucracy - no limits to your creativity.

• HARD WORK. We are a team of high achievers, looking for the same.  

• GREAT LOCATION. HQ in Marietta, GA opening this fall. Big city amenities, ideal for families & home ownership, and a fraction of the cost of the West Coast.

• MAKE A DIFFERENCE. Today, America has nothing that can stop drones reliably - much less cost effectively. Protect America’s warfighters AND our Treasury!